SpaceBefore property value ignored in first paragraph

[kobruleht]

spacebeforeignored.pdf

Expected Behavior

Text should appear 20 cm below in page

Actual Behavior

Text appears immediately at start of page (see attached pdf file)

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

Run attached solution

Code:

        static Document CreateDocument()
        {
            var document = new Document { };
            var section = document.AddSection();
            section.PageSetup.TopMargin = 0;
            var par = section.AddParagraph("test");
            par.Format.SpaceBefore = "20cm";
            return document;
        }

SpaceBeforePropertyValueIgnoredForFirstParagraph.zip

spacebeforeignored.pdf

[TH-Soft]

SpaceBefore is ignored for the first paragraph on a page. It's a feature, not a bug.
You can add a dummy paragraph to make SpaceBefore at the start of a new section.